The Oregonian reports - The CRC is "Dead"

According to Manning, the Oregon Department of Transportation will begin to dismantle the project shortly. Over $190 million was spent planning, forecasting, and designing the bridge that included a light rail line that would have cost $1 billion and carried (with generous projections) nine percent of traffic across the $3.5 billion bridge project.

The Oregon legislature adjourned without taking any action on the project. Washington legislators chose not to fund the $450 million Washington state portion last year.

Despite Washington's actions, Oregon continued to pursue the project even though voters in Vancouver rejected multiple ballot measures to authorize funding for the light rail line.

Bob Pishue is director of WPC’s Coles Center for Transportation. Prior to joining Washington Policy Center in 2013, Bob interned at the Washington Research Council where he produced policy briefs on initiatives and referenda. His last role was the IT and HR Manager for a Bellevue-based retailer. A Washington resident throughout his life, Bob grew up in Everett and graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Bob serves on his church’s annual audit committee and is also an avid golfer. He lives in Kirkland.